This guide reviews how therapy for chronic illness can help with anxiety. Therapy for chronic illness involves helping you feel safe in your body even when you experience a flare up or scary bodily sensation.

Sometimes we need permission to rest our bodies, and sometimes we need permission to test our limits without fear of damaging our bodies. Here’s what I learned as a chronic illness therapist on a recent conference trip.

Understanding your body’s complex needs can help you to understand yourself better (like why you feel so tired all the time) and can help you map out the accommodations you need to live a pain-free life, get more energy, and thrive as a neurodivergent person.